Altitude Investigation of Can-Type Flame Holder in 20-Inch-Diameter Ram-Jet Combustor (open access)

Altitude Investigation of Can-Type Flame Holder in 20-Inch-Diameter Ram-Jet Combustor

From Introduction: "The combustor efficiency, combustor total-pressure ratio, combustor-outlet total pressure, combustor-inlet Mach number, and specific fuel consumption are presented. The effect of combustor length on efficiency and the effect of pilot operating conditions burning limits are also presented."
Date: June 3, 1954
Creator: Smolak, George R. & Wentworth, Carl B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Altitude Investigation of Can-Type Flame Holder in 20-Inchdiameter Ram-Jet Combustor (open access)

Altitude Investigation of Can-Type Flame Holder in 20-Inchdiameter Ram-Jet Combustor

Memorandum presenting an investigation of a can-type flame holder employing a fuel-air-mixture control sleeve in a 20-inch-diameter ramjet combustor conducted by free-jet and direct-connect techniques at a simulated flight Mach number of 3.0 and altitudes from about 70,000 to 80,000 feet. Results regarding the effect of shortening combustion chamber and effect of pilot-burner variables are provided.
Date: June 3, 1954
Creator: Smolak, George R. & Wentworth, Carl B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of effect of number and width of annular flame-holder gutter on afterburner performance (open access)

Investigation of effect of number and width of annular flame-holder gutter on afterburner performance

Report presenting an investigation of the effect of the number and width of annular flame-holder gutters on afterburner performance in a 26-inch-diameter afterburner test rig. A 1-ring, 2-ring, and two 3-ring flame holders were investigated over a range of fuel-air ratios. Results regarding the effect of number of annular v-gutters on combustion efficiency, effect of gutter width on stability limits, and effect of flame-holder blockage on pressure drop are provided.
Date: June 3, 1954
Creator: Henzel, James G. & Bryant, Lively
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of Effect of Number and Width of Annular Flameholder Gutters on Afterburner Performance (open access)

Investigation of Effect of Number and Width of Annular Flameholder Gutters on Afterburner Performance

Memorandum presenting an investigation of the effect of the number and width of annular flame-holder gutters on afterburner performance in a 26-inch-diameter afterburner test rig. The burner inlet temperature was held at 1250 degrees Fahrenheit. Results regarding the effect of gutter width on stability limits and effect of flame-holder blockage on pressure drop are provided.
Date: June 3, 1954
Creator: Henzel, James G., Jr. & Bryant, Lively
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance comparisons of Navy jet mix and MIL-F-5624A (JP-3) fuels in tubular and annular combustors (open access)

Performance comparisons of Navy jet mix and MIL-F-5624A (JP-3) fuels in tubular and annular combustors

The performances of Navy Jet Mix and MIL-F-5624A (JP-3) fuels were compared in J33, J47, and NACA experimental annular combustion chambers. Combustion efficiencies, altitude operational limits, and carbon-forming tendencies wer determined and discussed. The results indicate that Jet Mix fuel can be utilized satisfactorily in a number of current turbojet engines over the normal operating range. Small differences in combustion efficiences and altitude operational limits existed between the two fuels but these differences depended on the particular combustor and simulated altitude and rotor speed condition. Excessive carbon deposition is not predicted for Jet Mix fuel, although this property may be marginal.
Date: June 3, 1954
Creator: McCafferty, Richard J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pumping and drag characteristics of an aircraft ejector at subsonic and supersonic speeds (open access)

Pumping and drag characteristics of an aircraft ejector at subsonic and supersonic speeds

Report presenting an investigation in the supersonic wind tunnel on a cylindrical-shroud ejector. Data were obtained at several weight-flow ratios, primary pressure ratios, and free-stream Mach numbers. The results indicate that there was no effect of free-stream Mach number on the pumping characteristics of an ejector of this type. Results regarding the internal characteristics and external characteristics are provided.
Date: June 3, 1954
Creator: Gorton, Gerald C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Shock-turbulence interaction and the generation of noise (open access)

Shock-turbulence interaction and the generation of noise

Interaction of convected field of turbulence with shock wave is analyzed to yield modified turbulence, entropy spottiness, and noise generated downstream of the shock. Analysis is generalization of single-spectrum-wave treatment of NACA-TN-2864. Formulas for spectra and correlations are obtained. Numerical calculations yield curves of rms velocity components, temperature, pressure, and noise in db against Mach number for m = 1 to infinity; both isotropic and strongly axisymmetric (lateral/longitudinal = 36/1) initial turbulence are treated. In either case, turbulence of 0.1 percent longitudinal component generates about 120 dbs of noise.
Date: June 3, 1954
Creator: Ribner, H. S.
System: The UNT Digital Library